Matt Ellis

Getting things ready

2010-03-28T06:32:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to let you all know that I might not be posting any new images here for a little bit. I am currently in the middle of setting up a new business and it will be having my full attention until it gets off the ground. But who knows I might get the urge to do some doodling!

Once things start taking off I will make sure to post more about what I am doing. Right now all I can say is that I am taking my matte painting skills into a different field than VFX. I will still be accepting freelance Matte and concept gigs but I have come up with a new idea that I feel very passionate about and I feel like I need to put all my energy into it to make it successful.

Also once the business takes off I plan to get the Live Digital Painting off the ground. I think it would be a great idea to let people view and comment while I paint. Not a tutorial but more of a community project where we all learn new ways to work, together.

I look forward to sharing more details with you all! Stay tuned!

Some newer work.

2010-03-22T18:05:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates! I will start posting more often very soon. And I hope to start posting more than just final works. I do have an article or two planned and once I get to work on those I will post more thoughts about art and so on.

2009-12-10T11:42:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

Here is some more of my recent work and a couple that are from a little while ago. The hyena one was an early stage composition of the final image I did a few months ago. Also the mountain scene is just a smaller part of a larger illustration I hope to finish soon.

One is a matte painting I start last week and hoping to finish very soon and a character design. I hope to keep practicing character in the near future as I really enjoy it. I will start some gesture drawings soon.

Thanks!

2009-12-07T12:17:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple speed paintings from last week!

Some new work

2009-11-19T13:00:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

Here is some of my newer work, I hope you enjoy.

2009-09-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

20 min sketch over photo.

I wanted to do a sketch based on my current work in progress but from another view of the city. I an planning on refining the ideas of this city and maybe turn it into a series of paintings.

speed paints

2009-09-03T17:00:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!

Here are some more quick sketches. Most are around 10-15 mins. The one at the very top of the city is an hour speed paint.

I hope you enjoy

Long Walk Ahead

2009-08-04T16:01:00.000-07:00

Here is another speed painting from tonight. The goal with this one was to go easy on color but also have the color represent how this guy was feeling. Very dry and tired.

Desert Rock

2009-08-04T08:05:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick 1 hour sketch from today. Just doing a little warm up before I start working on a matte painting.

waterfall

2009-07-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

Wow it has been a while since I have posted here. From now on I will make sure to post all my speed paintings, color studies and anatomy drawings! I will start by posting this quick painting I did today. I don't usually do anything with waterfalls because they are done to death but I was looking at some photos today and noticed the nice yellow and blowns that some have and it really made me want to do a painting with those nice values.

This quick painting is also very Bill Cone inspired, if you haven't checked out his work before HERE is his blog. His color studies are some of my favorite.

First post

2008-08-04T07:18:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone and welcome to my Blog. This will be my spot online to post up any final work as well as speed paintings, pencil sketches and just random doodles that I might do on a regular basis.

Currently my main focus is Matte Painting & Concept Art. And I hope to get a demo reel together soon to start applying for work.

Website: www.mattpainting.com

Cheers!